Also known as: Governor Mutahi Kahiga · Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga · Governor Kahiga · Nyeri Governor Kahiga
Mutahi Kahiga — Nyeri Governor, recently questioned deputy governor's vehicle use and called for healthcare registration.
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… Governor Mutahi Kahiga commended the organisations for complementing the government's efforts through grassroots interventions. …
NGO's anti-gender violence drive wins praiseNyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has accused a driver attached to Deputy Governor David Kinaniri of using an official county vehicle to ferry women at night between 11pm and midnight. Kahiga said he followed the vehicle after spotting it moving around town and confronted Kinaniri, who denied awareness of the unauthorized use.
19 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has accused a driver attached to Deputy Governor David Kinaniri of using an official county vehicle to ferry women at night between 11pm and midnight. Kahiga said he followed the vehicle after spotting it moving around town and confronted Kinaniri, who denied awareness of the unauthorized use.
19 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has alleged that a driver attached to Deputy Governor David Kinaniri was using a county vehicle to ferry women around Nyeri town late at night. Kahiga claimed he followed the vehicle on one occasion between 11pm and midnight and saw it pick up women from Wendo Coffee before being driven to different destinations.
23 September 2026 · The Standard →
Government officials led by Public Health PS Mary Muthoni rallied Mt Kenya residents behind President Ruto during a public engagement in Nyeri, citing development projects and urging voters to disregard political propaganda ahead of his second-term bid in 2027.
5 September 2026 · Capital News →
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga has called on residents to register for the Social Health Authority (SHA), arguing that healthcare access should not be treated as a political issue. He noted that nearly 507,000 people in Nyeri had registered for SHA, with the figure approaching 600,000, and praised Community Health Promoters for reducing disease burden.
5 September 2026 · Capital News →
High land prices in major cities are pushing property investors and home buyers to emerging satellite towns like Gitero near Nyeri, where affordable land and improving infrastructure—including feeder roads and piped water—are attracting residential and commercial development.
30 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kirinyaga, Wajir, Nyeri, Kiambu and Mombasa have emerged as Kenya's top-performing counties in the latest Politrack Africa 2022–2026 Governors' Performance Index, based on citizens' assessment of county governments across healthcare, roads, water, agriculture, trade, revenue collection, public participation, service delivery and fiscal management. The survey found that urban residents generally rate county governments more positively than their rural counterparts, particularly in water provision, infrastructure and overall service delivery.
25 July 2026 · Capital News →
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has denied making ethnically inciteful comments targeting the Kikuyu community in Mandera County, claiming his remarks were taken out of context. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has launched an investigation into the allegations following complaints about the remarks circulating on social media.
24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya launched a digital livestock tracking system called ANITRAC at a national meat conference, designed to strengthen animal health, improve food safety, and meet international traceability requirements to help grow the livestock sector from its current Sh390 billion annual contribution toward a Sh1 trillion goal within two years.
18 July 2026 · The Standard →
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe launched the Kenya AgriConnect Compact (2025–2030), a Ksh.1.47 trillion partnership with the World Bank to modernise agriculture through technology, digitisation, and agritech platforms, with the government committing Ksh.492.5 billion and seeking Ksh.984.9 billion in private investment.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) has trained more than 1,000 gender champions and 500 trainers to address rising gender-based violence in Nyeri County, where reported sexual violence cases at public health facilities increased from 335 in 2022 to 512 in 2025.
4 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nyeri County has teamed up with NGOs including Shofco to tackle gender-based violence through community-driven prevention efforts. Sexual violence cases in the county rose from 335 in 2022 to 371 in 2024, and Shofco has trained over 1,000 gender champions and 500 trainers to strengthen prevention and community response mechanisms.
4 June 2026 · The Standard →